Judith, 13

1. So then, when it had become late, his servants hurried to their lodgings, and Vagao closed the chamber doors, and he went away.

1. A uveèer se èasnici brzo povukoše. Bagoa zatvori šator izvana, pošto je otpravio od svoga gospodara one koji su se još ondje nalazili. Svi odoše na poèinak: bijahu umorni jer se gozba jako oduljila.

2. But they were all drowsy from the wine.

2. Juditu ostaviše samu u šatoru. Holoferno pao na postelju jer ga vino bijaše potpuno svladalo.

3. And Judith was alone in the chamber.

3. Judita je naredila svojoj sluškinji da je èeka pred ložnicom kao i svakog dana. Rekla je da æe izaæi na molitvu. Tako je kazala i Bagoi.

4. Moreover, Holofernes, being very inebriated, was fast asleep, reclining on his bed.

4. Svi bijahu otišli od Holoferna, nitko, ni malen ni velik, nije ostao u ložnici. Judita, stojeæi kraj Holofernove postelje, reèe u srcu svom: "Gospode, Bože svake sile, svrni u ovome èasu pogled svoj na djelo ruku mojih da se prodièi Jeruzalem!

5. And Judith told her handmaid to stand outside before the chamber, and to watch.

5. Ovo je pravi èas da se pobrineš za svoju baštinu i ostvariš moju zamisao o propasti neprijatelja koji su nasrnuli na nas."

6. And Judith stood in front of the bed, praying with tears, and her lips moved in silence,

6. Priðe stupu postelje, do Holofernove glave, i skide odande Holofernov maè.

7. saying: “Confirm me, O Lord God of Israel, and in this hour look kindly upon the works of my hands, so that, just as you promised, you may raise up Jerusalem, your city, and so that, believing through you that this plan is able to be accomplished, I may succeed.”

7. Zatim, primaknuvši se postelji, zgrabi kosu Holofernovu i kaza: "Gospodine Bože Izraelov, ojaèaj me danas!"

8. And when she had said this, she approached the pillar, which was at the head of the bed, and she released his blade, which was hanging tied to it.

8. I iz sve snage udari dvaput Holoferna po vratu i odrubi mu glavu.

9. And when she had unsheathed it, she grabbed him by the hair of his head, and she said, “Confirm me, O Lord God, in this hour.”

9. Njegov trup potom otkotrlja s ležaja i strže zastor sa stupova. Malo kasnije iziðe i glavu Holofernovu predade sluškinji.

10. And she struck him twice on his neck, and she cut off his head, and she took off his canopy from the pillars, and she rolled away the trunk of his body.

10. Ona je metnu u svoju torbu. Obadvije zatim, po obièaju, iziðoše na molitvu. Prešavši tabor, zaokružiše ono podolje, popeše se na uzvisinu Betulije i doðoše pod njezina vrata.

11. And after a little while, she went out, and she delivered the head of Holofernes to her handmaid, and she ordered her to put it in her bag.

11. Judita se javi još izdaleka straži na vratima: "Otvorite, otvorite vrata! S nama je Bog naš da izvede junaštvo u Izraelu i jakost protiv neprijatelja kao što je uèinio i danas."

12. And the two went out, according to their custom, as if to prayer, and they passed through the camp, and having circled around the valley, they came to the gate of the city.

12. Kako graðani zaèuše njezin glas, požuriše se do vrata svoga grada i pozvaše starješine gradske.

13. And Judith, from a distance, spoke to the watchmen on the walls, “Open the gates, for God is with us, and he has acted with his power in Israel.”

13. Strèaše se svi, malo i veliko, jer ih je njezin dolazak iznenadio. Otvoriše vrata, primiše ih, zapališe vatru da se vide i okružiše ih.

14. And it happened that, when the men had heard her voice, they called the elders of the city.

14. Judita im jakim glasom kaza: "Hvalite Boga! Hvalite ga! Hvalite Boga koji nije uskratio milosti svoje kuæi Izraelovoj nego je mojom rukom noæas potukao neprijatelje naše."

15. And all rushed toward her, from the least to the greatest. For, until then, they held no hope that she would return.

15. Izvadivši glavu iz torbe, pokaza im je i reèe: "Evo glave Holoferna, vrhovnog zapovjednika vojske asirske, i evo zastora pod kojim je ležao pijan. Bog ga je pogodio rukom jedne žene!

16. And, enflaming the lights, they gathered all around her. But she climbed up to a higher place, and she ordered them to be made silent. And when all had quieted down,

16. Neka živi Gospodin koji me zaštitio na putu kojim sam hodila! Jer je moje lice zatravilo Holoferna na propast njegovu, nije zgriješio sa mnom te me tako nije osramotio ni okaljao."

17. Judith said: “Praise the Lord our God, who has not abandoned those who hope in him.

17. Puk, sav izvan sebe, pade nièice da se pokloni Bogu i povika u jedan glas: "Blagoslovljen da si, Bože naš, koji si danas satro neprijatelje naroda svoga!"

18. And by me, his handmaid, he has fulfilled his mercy, which he promised to the house of Israel. And he has killed the enemy of his people, by my hand this night.”

18. Ozija joj kaza: "Blagoslovljena bila, kæeri, od Boga Svevišnjega više od svih drugih žena na zemlji! Blagoslovljen Gospod Bog, stvoritelj neba i zemlje, koji te vodio da odsijeèeš glavu voði neprijatelja naših!

19. Then, taking the head of Holofernes from the bag, she displayed it to them, saying: “Behold, the head of Holofernes the leader of the military of the Assyrians, and behold his canopy, under which he reclined in his drunkenness, where the Lord our God struck him by the hand of a woman.

19. Jer tvoje pouzdanje neæe biti izbrisano iz srdaca ljudi nego æe se oni dovijeka sjeæati Božje moæi.

20. But, as the Lord himself lives, his angel has been my guardian both from my departure, and while staying there, and when returning from there. And the Lord has not permitted me, his handmaid, to be defiled, but he has called me back to you without the pollution of sin, rejoicing in his victory, in my escape, and in your liberation.

20. Neka Bog uèini da to bude na tvoju vjeènu diku i neka te nagradi svakim dobrom, jer kad bi ponižen naš rod, nisi štedjela života svoga, nego si sprijeèila našu propast živeæi pravedno pred našim Bogom!" A sav narod nadoda: "Amen! Amen!"

21. Confess everything to him, for he is good, for his mercy is with every generation.”

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22. Then everyone adored the Lord, and they said to her, “The Lord has blessed you by his power, because, through you, he has reduced our enemies to nothing.”

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23. Furthermore, Uzziah, the leader of the people of Israel, said to her: “O daughter, you have been blessed by the Lord, the most high God, above all the women on earth.

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24. Blessed is the Lord, who made heaven and earth, who has guided you in harming the head of the leader of our enemies.

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25. For he has so magnified your name this day, that your praise will not retire from the mouth of men, who will be mindful of the power of the Lord forever, because you have risked your life for the sake of the distress and tribulation of your people, and you have prevented our ruin before the sight of our God.”

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26. And all the people said: “Amen. Amen.”

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27. And so, Achior was called, and he drew near, and Judith said to him: “The God of Israel, to whom you gave testimony, has avenged himself on his enemies. He has cut down the head of all unbelievers, by my hand this night.

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28. And, so that you may determine that this is so, behold, the head of Holofernes, who, in the contempt of his pride, despised the God of Israel and threatened Israel with ruin, saying, ‘When the people of Israel have been captured, I will instruct your sides to be pierced through with a sword.’ ”

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29. Then Achior, seeing the head of Holofernes, and being distressed by fear, fell upon his face on the ground, and his soul became agitated.

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30. In truth, after this, when he had recovered his breath, he fell down before her feet, and he showed reverence for her, and he said:

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31. “Blessed are you by your God, in every tabernacle of Jacob, for in every nation that will hear of your name, the God of Israel will be magnified over you.”

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